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levparikian.bsky.social
Just caught a puffin and a guillemot in flagrante delicto.

Auks.
July 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
mooseallain.bsky.social
I thought I saw some auks, but it was just a skua flying backwards.
September 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
gary-woodburn.bsky.social
Hello Bluesky, it's my first post, here's some Little Auks ! 🙂

#birding #northumberland #beadnell
November 21, 2024 at 7:14 PM
mckeedi.bsky.social
Puffin on Inner Farne in the Farne Islands #birds #puffin #auks #FarneIslands #InnerFarne #Northumberland #NationalTrust #seabirds
April 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
mooseallain.bsky.social
I thought I saw some auks, but it was just a skua flying backwards.
November 17, 2023 at 9:17 AM
bambooshooti.bsky.social
#ResistanceRoots

Today in history, 1844: The Great Auks go extinct. Once plentiful, the large flightless birds gathered in dense breeding colonies that made them easy to hunt. They became scarce and valued by collectors. Three collectors caught and killed the last pair of Great Auks.
Audubon painting of a pair of Great Auks. Image source: National Audubon Society.
July 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
rossmackenzie.bsky.social
Auks in the rain at Sumburgh Head #shetland #auks
Puffin with nesting material Puffin under the sea pinks Razorbill and puffins Razorbills
July 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
levparikian.bsky.social
Just caught a puffin and a guillemot in flagrante delicto.

Auks.
July 2, 2026 at 8:42 AM
rossmackenzie.bsky.social
Puffins busy being puffins at Sumburgh Head #Shetland #Saturday #auks
Puffin at burrow entrance Puffin with nesting material Six puffins plotting Three puffins around a rocky ledge
May 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
rossmackenzie.bsky.social
Getting my auks in a row for #SuperSeabirdSunday #puffins
Auks in a row
June 14, 2026 at 1:08 PM
mckeedi.bsky.social
Puffin onThe Skerries on The Skerries off Anglesey, Wales #birds #irishsea #theskerries #northwales #RSPB #seabirds #anglesey #birds #puffin #auks
August 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
racheldeering.bsky.social
Morning.
Great Auks, John Gerrard Keulemans.
Two great auks, one perched on a stone, one in the water, rocks and ocean and a cloudy sky in background, illustration.
June 20, 2026 at 7:39 AM
racheldeering.bsky.social
Morning.
Great Auks, John Gerrard Keulemans.
Two great auks, one perched on a stone, one in the water, rocks and ocean and a cloudy sky in background, illustration.
June 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
mckeedi.bsky.social
Puffins on The Skerries off Anglesey in Wales #birds #puffin #auks #FarneIslands #InnerFarne #northwales #RSPB #seabirds #wales #anglesey
May 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
mckeedi.bsky.social
Landing puffin on Staple Island, Farne Islands, Northumberland #birds #puffin #puffins #farneislands #seabirds #nationaltrust #bbcearth #bbcwildlife #rspb #coastalbirds #auks
September 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
yellowbrow.bsky.social
One of this mornings Little Auks passing SMI #NEbirding
December 8, 2024 at 4:17 PM
mckeedi.bsky.social
Puffin on The Skerries on The Skerries off Anglesey, Wales #birds #irishsea #theskerries #northwales #RSPB #seabirds #anglesey #birds #puffin #auks
August 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
mckeedi.bsky.social
Puffin on Great Saltee Island, Ireland #birds #puffin #auks #GreatSalteeIsland #Ireland #GREATSALTEE #RSPB #seabirds
July 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
veppart.bsky.social
Scratchboard piece from grad school (2017? 2018?)
Great auks allopreening.
#art #sciart #birds #scratchboard
A pair of great auks preening each other.
July 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
atmylifeoutside.bsky.social
A small group of Little Auks passing us in the waters off Svalbard. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #birdPhotography #wildlifePhotography #norway #birdsoftheworld #seabirds
Little Auks flying over the sea.
July 8, 2025 at 6:33 AM
mckeedi.bsky.social
Puffins on Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales #birds #puffin #auks #SkomerIsland #wildlifetrusts #pembrokeshire #NationalTrust #seabirds #wales #bcearth #bbcwildlife #nature #wildlife #seaparrot #seaclown
April 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
mckeedi.bsky.social
Incoming puffin on Staple Island in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. UK. #birds #puffin #auks #FarneIslands #StapleIsland #Northumberland #NationalTrust #seabirds
April 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
mckeedi.bsky.social
Striding puffin on Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales #birds #puffin #auks #SkomerIsland #wildlifetrusts #pembrokeshire #NationalTrust #seabirds #wales #bcearth #bbcwildlife #nature #wildlife #seaparrot #seaclown #flight
September 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
tractusfynn.bsky.social
This Day in #History 1844
The last pair of Great Auks is killed...
😬
July 3, 2026 at 9:29 PM
yellowbrow.bsky.social
One of a steady stream of Little Auks passing SMI today. #UKbirding
November 19, 2024 at 9:20 PM